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| * NEW RELEASE Defender of the Dunes The Kathleen Goddard Jones Story  Nobody thought that an 18-mile strip of
sand dunes along California's Pacific Coast was worth saving — until
Kathleen Goddard Jones discovered the Nipomo Dunes in the 1960's. Almost
simultaneouly she learned that mighty Pacific, Gas & Electric planned to
build an atomic power plant there. How could one lone woman fight against
PG&E, the taxpayers of her own county, her husband — even members of
the mighty Sierra Club — to save the land?
Read more about Defender of the Dunes by Virginia Cornell. |
Doc Susie The True Story of a Country Physician in the Colorado Rockies 
When the great actress Ethyl Barrymore read an article
about Dr. Susan Anderson in Pic Magazine in 1944 she wrote, telephoned,
and sent roses — imploring the little doctor to sell the rights to her remarkable story so Ethyl Barrymore could make it into a film. But the feisty 74-year old doctor stamped her foot and said: "Fiddlesticks!" And that was the end of that — until now. Read more about Doc Susie by Virginia Cornell. Discussion Questions for Doc Susie. Doc Susie chosen as Grand County One Grand Book, 2005. Grand County One Grand Book, Supplementary Material for Doc Susie. |
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The Latest Wrinkle And Other Signs of Aging 
It's all about attitude. And about being enriched.
You read Wrinkle and nod in recognition or react with total surprise to
Virginia Cornell's hilarious, slightly skewed interpretation of everything that
life throws at us. Fran Halpern, Los Angeles Times; columnist Read more about The Latest Wrinkle by Virginia Cornell. |
Ski Lodge Adventures in Snow Business 
High in the mountains, there was once a rustic,
homemade ski lodge — populated by reluctant honeymooners, errant husbands,
truant plumbers, youthful ski bums — plus one naive innkeeper.
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LODGE: Adventures in Snow Business by Virginia Miller Cornell. |
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| Maverick
Women 19th Century Women Who Kicked Over the Traces  They were scholars...They were saints... They were sinners... They were determined. In a time when a woman's mind was kept as tightly laced as her corset, these females went against family, friends, and convention to blaze trails for their sisters to come. Read more about Maverick Women by Frances Laurence. |
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by Ted Berkman |
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Around the World in 80 Years Newsrooms, Sound Stages, Private Encounters and Public Affairs 
Around the World in 80 Years is the story of a
globe-trotting gadfly who, bent on winnowing truth from artifice, fact from
self-serving hokum, pursued a maverick path between Hong Kong and Hollywood,
Cairo and Seville. It is simultaneously an intimate personal history and a
wide-ranging saga of media creativity.
Read more about Around the World in 80 Years by Ted Berkman. |
Cast a Giant Shadow The Story of Mickey Marcus Who Died to Save Jerusalem 
The first general of Israel in 2,000 years, he brought
West Point to the Middle East.
Read more about Cast a Giant Shadow by Ted Berkman. |
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Sabra The Story of the Men and Women behind the Guns of Israel 
They fought for their lives and for a new Jewish
future.
Read more about Sabra by Ted Berkman. |
The Lady and the Law The Remarkable Story of Fanny Holtzmann 
A waif from Brooklyn, she brought the MGM colossus to
its knees.
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Lady and the Law by Ted Berkman. |
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To Seize the Passing Dream A Novel of Whistler, His Women and His World 
Whistler's immortalized mother had to compete with her son's lacerating wit, notorious liaisons and celebrated feuds. He fought with Oscar Wilde and exasperated Edgar Degas but befriended Toulouse-Lautrec.In this award-winning biographical novel, Ted Berkman probes the inner struggles of a master artist. Read more about To Seize the Passing Dreamby Ted Berkman. |
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